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Copy & Paste Embeded Sequences
Hi There,
I have a sequence(child seq) embedded into another sequence(parent seq), I wish to copy and paste the child seq and use it multiple times throughout the parent seq, this works fine until I make changes inside the child.
The original child that I placed on the parent seq timeline has updated as expected, but all the copies do not. When I double click one of the offending children it opens as a new sequence tab, not as the original one.Now I understand then when you move something from the browser to the timeline, it is essentially created as a new clip, so it is therefore independent of the original in the browser.
Is there a way to copy sequences and paste them back on the timeline and still reference the original sequence, so I can update the original and the rest follow suit.
I could place the sequence from the browser in each instance, but then I have to reapply transitions etc.
Cheers
Stephen -
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[Stephen Botting] “he original child that I placed on the parent seq timeline has updated as expected, but all the copies do not. “
Of course not…they are stand alone sequences. They are just part of the master sequence. What you want to look at is NESTING.
[Stephen Botting] “Is there a way to copy sequences and paste them back on the timeline and still reference the original sequence, so I can update the original and the rest follow suit. “
Yep…nesting. Go to the HELP menu and load the FCP user manual and look up NESTING and how it works.
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[Shane Ross] “[Stephen Botting] “he original child that I placed on the parent seq timeline has updated as expected, but all the copies do not. ”
Of course not…they are stand alone sequences. They are just part of the master sequence. What you want to look at is NESTING.
[Stephen Botting] “Is there a way to copy sequences and paste them back on the timeline and still reference the original sequence, so I can update the original and the rest follow suit. ”
Yep…nesting. Go to the HELP menu and load the FCP user manual and look up NESTING and how it work”
Sorry, my bad, should have said nesting, I call it a Pre Comp half the time, always confuse myself between programmes. 🙂
Nesting is what I have been doing, by dragging from the browser rather than via the menu command, by what I understand (by reading the manual), and from what I have tested and experienced, both nesting methods create the same result.
So copying a nested sequence from the parent timeline and pasting it back onto the same parent time in effect creates a new nested sequence. Which is in relation to the behaviour of clips is expected.
What I am asking, is there a way to copy a clip / sequence and then paste it, but instead of a new clip being created, it is linked to the original, thus changes like, effects, makers, etc are reflected across all the copies. This can be done in After Effects, can it be done in FCP.
Cheers
Stephen Botting
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